Friday, October 21, 2011

I made these cookies a couple weeks ago and clearly I am not the only blogger to make them this Fall. I was inspired by the post on Sweet Pea's Kitchen who was inspired by Recipe Girl, barley adapted from Cook’s Illustrated, February, 2005. In the past week though I have seen them pop up on at least three sites. There is very good reason for this....these cookies are delicious! If you like pumpkin and you like snickerdoodles then you should seriously go make these cookies right now. You can easily polish off four or five before you know it. I am not saying that happened to me, but it most likely did. These are the perfect Fall cookie and they don't have too strong a pumpkin flavor for those folks who claim to not like pumpkin.

For those of you are here for the give away, skip to the bottom of the post.

In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, salt and pumpkin pie spice; set aside. In
the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, cream the
butter and 1 1/2 cups sugar at medium speed until light and fluffy,
about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula
as needed. Add the egg and beat at medium speed until combined, about
30 seconds. Add the pumpkin puree and beat at medium speed until
combined, about 30 seconds. Add the dry ingredients and beat at low
speed until just combined, about 30 seconds, scraping down the bowl as
needed.

Place the remaining
1/4 cup sugar and cinnamon for rolling in a shallow bowl. Roll a heaping
tablespoon of dough into a 1½-inch ball, roll the ball in the sugar
mixture, and place it on the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the
remaining dough, spacing the balls about 2 inches apart

Bake
the cookies, one sheet at a time, until the edges are set and just
beginning to brown but the centers are still soft and puffy, 10 to 12
minutes, rotating the baking sheet halfway through baking. Cool
the cookies on the baking sheets about 5 minutes; using a wide metal
spatula, transfer the cookies to a wire rack and cool to room
temperature.

Giveaway

In other news, the adorable clothing company Shabby Apple has decided to pair up with Baked Perfection to offer you, my readers a great giveaway and a coupon for 10% off. They have such adorable clothes and want to give one of you this dress (Click on the picture to go to the webpage).

I had quite a bit of fun sorting through their website today picking out things I want. If you want to use the coupon all you have to do is use the offer code: bakedperfection10 at checkout. To enter the give away all you have to do is leave a comment before midnight on Friday, October 28th. I will announce the winner on the 29th. Be sure to leave your email address with the comment so I can contact you to get your dress size. In the meantime, happy shopping!

8 comments:

Oh my goodness, these sound heavenly. Snicker doodles where the very first cookie i learned how to make about 55 years ago. So i can't wait to have my Great Grandkids over to help me make these yummy fall - inspired cookies.

About Me

My name is Risa and I am an accountant living in the Washington D.C. area with a passion for all things sweet. I have always enjoyed baking and creating new treats, so I decided I would share it with the rest of the world. If you would like to email me I can be contacted at bakedperfection@gmail.com.